http://www.facebook.com/3d.si.edu Yup, we are laser scanning one of many whale fossils recently found in Chile. We are also feasting on empanadas. We will re-release these with more production value and explanation in due time. Till then check us out on facebook at "Smithsonian 3D Digitization" Also Check out the curator's blog for more info http://nmnh.typepad.com/pyenson_lab/ and http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2011/11/researchers-rush-to-recover-whale.html PS: our willingness to tone map a video is excessive :)